I’m 6’2″ and have been offered a good deal on either a large or extra large frame. My XC bikes (cotic solaris and on one inbred 29) are both XL but i’m not sure I want a bike that long in the TT for general trail riding.

My inside leg is 34/35 inch (quite long!) therefore the 20inch seat tube of the large would be fine but I am concerned it might not be long enough?

a bit over 6’4″ and on a L with 50mm stem. you sound leggier for your height than me so L would be plenty long enough by the sounds of it. I would have liked to try a XL to run a super short stem, but couldn’t get a test ride on anything bigger than a L.

Rode up Cadair Idris the other week on the basis of THIS video with Dan Atherton, much of it rocky and technical, me thinking *there’s absolutely no way I’m gonna be able to ride down this flinkin’ mountain*. Then, after reaching the summit and hike-a-biking the first 30 meter scramble down*, I was able to ride all the way down bottom of the mountain on this thing. I thought I’d suddenly leapt up an MTB skill-level, but..